The 4.5 magnitude earthquake struck Tuesday afternoon in Tres Pinos, 25 miles east of Monterey and 20 miles southeast of…
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Snowmelt flood risk to last for months, experts say
While temperatures are expected to hit the 80s in the Central Valley in the coming days, the most significant threat of snowmelt is still weeks away.
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‘This is beyond’: Recovery underway in Santa Cruz Mountains after wind-whipped trees crush dozens of homes
The March 21 wind event that “sounded like death” left homes and property damaged throughout the Santa Cruz Mountains, with some residents still displaced after trees weighing several tons splintered their homes.
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Morning Lookout: Confusing time for Pajaro students, getting naloxone into community + jail mental health
The Santa Cruz Main Jail is the largest mental health provider in the county. “Let that sink in,” writes Ricki Lee…
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How a Pajaro Middle School teacher and her students are navigating recovery after Pajaro River levee breach
More than 400 students from Pajaro Middle School are now learning in makeshift classroom setups at Watsonville’s Lakeview Middle after their school flooded in March. “I find myself just feeling guilty that I’m trying to make the situation feel normal,” said Ebelin Mata, who teaches sixth and seventh graders. “When it’s not.”
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Magnitude 4.5 earthquake rattles Central Coast, Bay Area
The 4.5 magnitude earthquake struck Tuesday afternoon in Tres Pinos, 25 miles east of Monterey and 20 miles southeast of Salinas. Damage assessment was unknown.
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Morning Lookout: Housing Live Oak educators, Kaiser-county agreement, a plumber’s insight
Eco-Flow Plumbing owner Scott Liess spoke with Lookout about the plumbing industry, what it was like opening a business…
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The hidden flaw in California homes that can cause earthquake destruction
The defect that can cause single-family houses to collapse has received little attention until now. Some California homeowners will soon be able to apply for grant to help pay for the retrofit.
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California’s snowpack is among the deepest ever. Now get ready for perilous ‘big melt’
The snowpack is so deep that it currently contains roughly 30 million acre-feet of water — more water than Lake Mead, the nation’s largest reservoir.
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A 9-year-old girl didn’t want her goat slaughtered. California fair officials sent deputies after it
Jessica Long’s 9-year-old didn’t want her goat, Cedar, to be slaughtered at the county fair. Officials sent deputies with a search warrant to get it back.